Did you read my whines on SFFNet as well? I don't know if I discussed it all that much here. Maybe I did.
I was seriously trying to hold off indefinitely--I mean, I really don't need a new desktop. It has reached the point where many available programs don't work with the OS (it's a Win95 box), but I could always simply upgrade to Win98 and keep it going for another year or so.
The biggest issue is turning out to be the lack of a USB connection. I had enough trouble with SCSI cards at work to know that I do not want to go that route, and the hardware that I can run on the thing is becoming more and more limited. Can't use the nifty $49 cable that one can hook up from PC to Mac to transfer contents--that's the real bummer.
I most excited about the G5's looks, however, and the deskspace it will free up. I will save all the PC's contents to Zipdisks and important files to CD as well. I'm hoping that I can transfer data from Quicken to MacQuicken with no issues. Same thing when I get around to ordering/installing MacTurboTax.
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winterfish
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Date: 2004-09-08 06:34 am (UTC)It's about time too. I was beginning to think you'd never get a new desktop computer.
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Date: 2004-09-08 09:24 am (UTC)I was seriously trying to hold off indefinitely--I mean, I really don't need a new desktop. It has reached the point where many available programs don't work with the OS (it's a Win95 box), but I could always simply upgrade to Win98 and keep it going for another year or so.
The biggest issue is turning out to be the lack of a USB connection. I had enough trouble with SCSI cards at work to know that I do not want to go that route, and the hardware that I can run on the thing is becoming more and more limited. Can't use the nifty $49 cable that one can hook up from PC to Mac to transfer contents--that's the real bummer.
I most excited about the G5's looks, however, and the deskspace it will free up. I will save all the PC's contents to Zipdisks and important files to CD as well. I'm hoping that I can transfer data from Quicken to MacQuicken with no issues. Same thing when I get around to ordering/installing MacTurboTax.
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Date: 2004-09-08 12:28 pm (UTC)If you need any Mac help, let me know. Though, you've been playing with the laptop for a while now so you should be pretty well set.
Ok, while I've been enjoying my anonymity on LJ, you probably know who I am now. If not, just ask Alfreda.
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Date: 2004-09-08 09:31 pm (UTC)